Population 793 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Hostetter
Household size in Hostetter
| Period | Hostetter | Pittsburgh area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.36 | 2.37 | 2.51 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.47 | 2.35 | 2.53 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 1.91 | 2.29 | 2.50 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.03 | 2.30 | 2.46 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.33 | −0.07 | −0.05 | −0.03 |
Households in Hostetter are small: just 2.03 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.36, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Hostetter
| Period | Hostetter | Pittsburgh area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 49.6 | 42.5 | 40.3 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 42.7 | 43.0 | 41.0 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 52.6 | 43.7 | 41.8 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 59.0 | 43.9 | 42.0 | 40.1 |
| Change | +9.4 | +1.4 | +1.7 | +2.3 |
With a median age of 59.0, Hostetter is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Hostetter
| Period | Hostetter | Pittsburgh area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.3% | 8.9% | 10.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 12.7% | 8.8% | 10.6% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 3.0% | 8.4% | 10.5% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 2.0% | 8.8% | 10.7% | 11.6% |
| Change | −4.4 pts | −0.0 pts | +0.2 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 2.0% of households in Hostetter, well below the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Hostetter
Renters in Hostetter
| Period | Hostetter | Pittsburgh area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 17.8% | 28.5% | 29.0% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 24.4% | 29.9% | 30.5% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 0.0% | 30.3% | 31.1% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 15.8% | 29.3% | 30.7% | 34.8% |
| Change | −2.0 pts | +0.8 pts | +1.7 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 15.8% of households in Hostetter rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Among homeowners, 66.5% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Hostetter
| Period | Hostetter | Pittsburgh area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.4% | 10.7% | 10.3% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 10.1% | 10.4% | 10.5% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 18.2% | 10.5% | 10.7% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 8.2% | 10.0% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Change | +2.8 pts | −0.7 pts | −1.2 pts | −1.8 pts |
About as many homes sit empty in Hostetter as nationally: 8.2%, against 9.6%. The rate is lower than in the wider Pittsburgh area (10.0%).
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Hostetter
| Period | Hostetter | Pittsburgh area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1959 | 1960 | 1963 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1960 | 1961 | 1964 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1959 | 1962 | 1965 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1965 | 1964 | 1967 | 1980 |
| Change | +6 | +4 | +4 | +6 |
The housing in Hostetter is old by national standards: the median home dates to 1965, against 1980 for the U.S., so buyers will find more older houses, some of them due for updates. The picture is much the same across the Pittsburgh area.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Hostetter
| Period | Hostetter | Pittsburgh area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $673 | $720 | $829 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $853 | $801 | $923 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $949 | $922 | $1,039 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,005 | $1,162 | $1,323 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$332 | +$442 | +$494 | +$606 |
Rent in Hostetter runs $1,005 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 27.4% of household income on rent, just under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Hostetter
Bachelor's degrees in Hostetter
| Period | Hostetter | Pittsburgh area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 19.3% | 29.5% | 27.2% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 14.6% | 31.7% | 28.7% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 30.3% | 35.2% | 31.8% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 41.9% | 39.0% | 35.6% | 35.6% |
| Change | +22.5 pts | +9.5 pts | +8.3 pts | +7.2 pts |
Just over four in ten adults 25 and older in Hostetter (41.9%) have a bachelor's degree or higher, a bit above the national share of 35.6%. That is in line with the rest of the Pittsburgh area.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Hostetter
| Period | Hostetter | Pittsburgh area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 90.9% | 90.8% | 87.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 82.4% | 92.3% | 88.8% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 99.8% | 93.8% | 90.3% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 89.6% | 95.0% | 91.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | −1.2 pts | +4.2 pts | +4.5 pts | +4.3 pts |
High school completion in Hostetter is close to the national rate: 89.6% of adults have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3%. The rate is lower than in the Pittsburgh area as a whole (95.0%).
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Hostetter
| Period | Hostetter | Pittsburgh area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.4% | 6.9% | 7.5% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 7.0% | 7.5% | 8.8% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 3.6% | 4.9% | 5.5% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 7.6% | 5.0% | 5.4% | 5.4% |
| Change | −2.8 pts | −1.9 pts | −2.1 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Hostetter runs well above the national rate: 7.6% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Hostetter compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hostetter | 2.03 | 59.0 | 2.0% | 15.8% | 8.2% | 1965 | $1,005 | 41.9% | 89.6% | 7.6% |
| Whitney | 2.56 | 46.5 | 5.1% | 28.2% | 5.3% | 1970 | $1,074 | 31.3% | 90.6% | 1.1% |
| St. Vincent College | 2.14 | 21.2 | 11.5% | 47.6% | 14.3% | 1977 | $938 | 42.4% | 96.2% | 13.6% |
| Youngstown | 2.21 | 49.6 | 13.4% | 30.3% | 10.1% | 1967 | $1,034 | 31.2% | 96.3% | 19.4% |
| Latrobe | 2.18 | 47.4 | 7.7% | 24.0% | 7.8% | 1961 | $875 | 30.4% | 95.7% | 5.5% |
| Lycippus | 2.38 | 49.8 | 4.9% | 21.8% | 7.2% | 1963 | $939 | 27.2% | 89.7% | 0.7% |
| Pleasant Unity | 2.01 | 48.3 | 9.4% | 20.9% | 15.8% | 1965 | $1,034 | 24.3% | 97.4% | 0.0% |
| Loyalhanna | 2.28 | 44.0 | 10.2% | 25.8% | 12.8% | 1955 | $882 | 23.7% | 94.7% | 3.0% |
| McCance | 2.29 | 50.9 | 4.6% | 14.1% | 17.4% | 1963 | $1,061 | 31.6% | 97.5% | 4.9% |
| Bradenville | 2.34 | 46.7 | 8.5% | 21.4% | 3.7% | 1978 | $997 | 14.3% | 89.6% | 1.3% |
| Calumet | 1.90 | 57.4 | 4.7% | 13.9% | 6.9% | 1962 | $910 | 17.8% | 93.5% | 2.8% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Hostetter. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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